LibriVox recording of The North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume II) by Roald Amundsen. Read in English by Steven Seitel Volume II of Roald Amundsen's The Northwest Passage. Roald Amundsen and six hearty seafarers in the tiny sloop Gjöa are the first to make the complete passage across the top of the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With a Supplement by First Lieutenant Godfred Hansen, Vice Commander of the expedition. - Summary by Steven Seitel...
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L’expédition Amundsen menée par le Norvégien Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) à bord du Fram jusqu'à l'extrême Est de la mer de Ross, fut la première à atteindre le pôle sud. Lui et quatre autres hommes arrivèrent à ski, menés par des chiens de traîneaux jusqu'au pôle le 14 décembre 1911. Ce récit, paru dans le Figaro du 21 décembre 1912, est celui Roald Amundsen lui-même.
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Book from Project Gutenberg: The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2
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LibriVox recording of The North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume I) by Roald Amundsen. Read in English by Steven Seitel Roald Amundsen and six hearty seafarers tackle the North West Passage in search of the elusive wandering magnetic North Pole. (Summary by Steve Seitel) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free...
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Chronique parue dans le Supplément littéraire du Figaro le 21 décembre 1912.
Topic: Littérature française XX° - chronique - exploration
LibriVox recording of South Pole , by Roald Amundsen. In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is known to have taken only two photographs) Amundsen had a better understanding of dogs and their handling, and he used of skis more effectively. He pioneered an entirely new route to the Pole and they returned. In Amundsen's own...
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To i studio. Men du får vel bedømme selv!
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Vegar er inni telefonen. Michael har ADHD? Tom er tjukk. Og Sverre er teknikker.
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Har du hørt historien om de tre små fisk? Det er oss! Three little fish swimming in a fish pond. Year after yeeeeear! HAHA!
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Lei av å føle deg som en kasteball? Hehe. Saving Privat Tom Hanks med mer.
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